S20.95XS

S20.95XS: Superficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

S20.95XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for superficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S20.95XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S20

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Splinter in thorax NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S20.95XS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on S20.9: Superficial injury of unspecified parts of thorax

contusion of thorax NOS (S20.20)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under S20.95

S20.95XASuperficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, initial encounter
S20.95XDSuperficial foreign body of unspecified parts of thorax, subsequent encounter